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Spectrophotometric determination of reducing sugars with aromatic nitro compounds

Spektrophotometrische Bestimmung reduzierender Zucker mit aromatischen Nitroverbindungen

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It has been found that mononitro-aromatic compounds can be used as quite sensitive reagents for determination of reducing sugars, and use of 2-, 3- and 4-nitrobenzoic and 3-nitrobenzenesulphonic acids has been investigated. Reduction of these reagents with sugars gives a yellow product which can be determined spectrophotometrically. The sugar (0.5–7 mg) is heated with fixed concentrations of reagent, base and sodium potassium tartrate for a prescribed time, at 100° C. The method can also be used for determination of the number-average molecular weight of dextran fractions if the molecular weight is not too high.

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Aromatische Mononitroverbindungen lassen sich als ziemlich empfindliche Reagenzien zur Bestimmung reduzierender Zucker verwenden. 2-, 3-und 4-Nitrobenzoesäure und 3-Nitrobenzolsulfonsäure wurden zu diesem Zweck verwendet. Die Reduktion dieser Reagenzien durch Zucker gibt eine Gelbfärbung, die spektrophotometrisch ausgewertet werden kann. Der Zucker (0,5-7 mg) wird mit einer bestimmten Menge Reagens sowie mit einer Base und Seignettesalz für eine bestimmte Zeit auf 100° C erhitzt. Das Verfahren kann auch für die Bestimmung des durchschnittlichen Molekulargewichtes von Dextranfraktionen verwendet werden, soferne diese nicht zu hochmolekular sind.

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Soloniewicz, R., Teodorczyk, M. Spectrophotometric determination of reducing sugars with aromatic nitro compounds. Mikrochim Acta 77, 105–114 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01196761

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